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Art: A New History by Paul Johnson
85.00 NZD
Category: Fine Art | Reading Level: very good
Paul Johnson turns his attention to the history of art. Art, he believes, was central to human development, more so than writing and language. This history begins with the earliest rock paintings around 30,000 BC and takes us right up to the present day.
Creators by Paul Johnson
29.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
In his book INTELLECTUALS (1988) Paul Johnson asked whether intellectuals were morally fit to give advice to humanity (no, was the usual answer). In contrast, this book is about the creative and heroic side of outstanding individuals. There are many themes but no typical creator. Courage is always requi ...Show more
Creators - From Chaucer to Walt Disney by Paul Johnson
59.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Wonderfully readable portraits of outstanding creators In his book Intellectuals (1988) Paul Johnson asked whether intellectuals were morally fit to give advice to humanity (no, was the usual answer). In contrast, this book is about the creative and heroic side of outstanding individuals. There a ...Show more
Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson
26.00 NZD
Category: Music
Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. One of the world's most enduringly popular classical musicians, Mozart had a profound influence on Western music and on his contemporaries such as Beethoven and Haydn. Johnson focuses on the importance of Mo ...Show more
Napoleon by Paul Johnson
24.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Lives Ser.
A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule. Written with great wit and panache, this biography also has a serious purpose: to make us face up to the moral bankruptcy of Napoleon#65533;s dictatorship. Johnson tells the whole story: his astonish ...Show more
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Children Fiction
On top of spaghetti, All covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, When somebody SNEEZED . . . This well-known song is a hilarious reminder that when events don't go quite as planned, they can get awfully silly. Paul Brett Johnson's colorful language and folly-filled illustrations are a ...Show more
The Cow Who Wouldn\'t Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson
15.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
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